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WikiProject African diaspora aims to improve all articles related to the cultural contributions of people of African descent all over the world. The African diaspora is the story of how Africans, though scattered and dispersed, managed to preserve cultural traditions while, at the same time, reinventing their identities in places outside Africa.

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Peoples of the African Diaspora

See also: Category:Peoples of the African diaspora

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African diaspora articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
FA 10 8 16 13 5 52
FL 2 3 1 6
A 2 2
GA 26 24 50 86 37 223
B 135 136 180 456 248 1,155
C 209 207 444 2,022 2 1,211 4,095
Start 266 168 498 4,075 15 3,092 8,114
Stub 29 77 98 1,399 5 1,623 3,231
List 1 7 30 113 2 127 280
Category 4 3,554 3,558
Disambig 1 11 12
File 1 84 85
Project 15 15
Redirect 2 8 8 44 220 282
Template 2 1 130 133
NA 5 5
Other 1 101 102
Assessed 678 637 1,326 8,221 4,144 6,344 21,350
Unassessed 1 5 6
Total 678 637 1,326 8,221 4,145 6,349 21,356
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 80,262 Ω = 4.76


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  • "Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942
    "Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942
  • 1899 poster of Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones
    1899 poster of Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones
  • African man portrait Mostaert
    African man portrait Mostaert
  • Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa - Black girl - MP 5531 - National Museum in Warsaw
    Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa - Black girl - MP 5531 - National Museum in Warsaw
  • Barack Obama family portrait 2011
    Barack Obama family portrait 2011
  • Bessie Coleman in 1923
    Bessie Coleman in 1923
  • Big White Fog
    Big White Fog
  • Booker T. Washington by Francis Benjamin Johnston, c. 1895
    Booker T. Washington by Francis Benjamin Johnston, c. 1895
  • Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Cardiss Collins - Restoration
    Cardiss Collins - Restoration
  • Cicatrices de flagellation sur un esclave
    Cicatrices de flagellation sur un esclave
  • Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration
    Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration
  • Don Lemon at the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
    Don Lemon at the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
  • Edmonia Lewis by Henry Rocher
    Edmonia Lewis by Henry Rocher
  • Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale College class of 1874
    Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale College class of 1874
  • Edward Mitchell Bannister by Gustine L. Hurd
    Edward Mitchell Bannister by Gustine L. Hurd
  • Frederick Douglass (circa 1879)
    Frederick Douglass (circa 1879)
  • George Washington Carver c1910 - Restoration
    George Washington Carver c1910 - Restoration
  • Gilbert Studios photograph of Harriet Jacobs
    Gilbert Studios photograph of Harriet Jacobs
  • Guion Bluford
    Guion Bluford
  • Henry Highland Garnet by James U. Stead
    Henry Highland Garnet by James U. Stead
  • Hester Jeffrey
    Hester Jeffrey
  • Ike & Tina Turner, Bestanddeelnr 924-2170 - Restoration
    Ike & Tina Turner, Bestanddeelnr 924-2170 - Restoration
  • Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus
    Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus
  • Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954
    Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954
  • Jeanette Scissum at Marshall Space Flight Center
    Jeanette Scissum at Marshall Space Flight Center
  • Katherine Johnson 1983
    Katherine Johnson 1983
  • Katherine Johnson at NASA, in 1966
    Katherine Johnson at NASA, in 1966
  • Kobe Bryant 7144 adjusted
    Kobe Bryant 7144 adjusted
  • Malcolm X NYWTS 2a
    Malcolm X NYWTS 2a
  • Marian Anderson
    Marian Anderson
  • Mary Garrity - Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Google Art Project - restoration crop
    Mary Garrity - Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Google Art Project - restoration crop
  • Mary Jackson working 2 - Restoration
    Mary Jackson working 2 - Restoration
  • Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait
    Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait
  • Minstrel PosterBillyVanWare edit
    Minstrel PosterBillyVanWare edit
  • Mrs. Constance B. Motley, first woman Senator, 21st Senatorial District, N.Y., raising hand in V sign
    Mrs. Constance B. Motley, first woman Senator, 21st Senatorial District, N.Y., raising hand in V sign
  • Muhammad Ali NYWTS
    Muhammad Ali NYWTS
  • Nathan Francis Mossell (1856-1946), M.D. 1882, portrait photograph by H.D. Carns & Co; Image ID 27593990
    Nathan Francis Mossell (1856-1946), M.D. 1882, portrait photograph by H.D. Carns & Co; Image ID 27593990
  • Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)
    Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)
  • Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested on February 22, 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott
    Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested on February 22, 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  • Sgt Major Christian Fleetwood - American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient - Restoration
    Sgt Major Christian Fleetwood - American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient - Restoration
  • Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored)
    Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored)
  • Tuskegee airman2
    Tuskegee airman2
  • USA declaration independence
    USA declaration independence
  • United States Declaration of Independence
    United States Declaration of Independence
  • United States President Barack Obama bends down to allow the son of a White House staff member to touch his head
    United States President Barack Obama bends down to allow the son of a White House staff member to touch his head
  • Valerie L. Thomas standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes
    Valerie L. Thomas standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes
  • Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project
    Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project
  • Walter Francis White by Clara Sipprell
    Walter Francis White by Clara Sipprell

Featured pictures

  • "Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942
    "Capt. Della H. Raney, Army Nurse Corps, who now heads the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, CA - NARA - 535942
  • 1899 poster of Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones
    1899 poster of Mme. M. Sissieretta Jones
  • African man portrait Mostaert
    African man portrait Mostaert
  • Amanda Berry Smith by T. B. Latchmore
    Amanda Berry Smith by T. B. Latchmore
  • Angela Davis in a half-length portrait by Bernard Gotfryd - crop
    Angela Davis in a half-length portrait by Bernard Gotfryd - crop
  • Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa - Black girl - MP 5531 - National Museum in Warsaw
    Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa - Black girl - MP 5531 - National Museum in Warsaw
  • Art Tatum, Vogue Room 1948 (Gottlieb)
    Art Tatum, Vogue Room 1948 (Gottlieb)
  • Barack Obama family portrait 2011
    Barack Obama family portrait 2011
  • Bessie Coleman in 1923
    Bessie Coleman in 1923
  • Big White Fog
    Big White Fog
  • Booker T. Washington by Francis Benjamin Johnston, c. 1895
    Booker T. Washington by Francis Benjamin Johnston, c. 1895
  • Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Cardiss Collins - Restoration
    Cardiss Collins - Restoration
  • Carl Van Vechten - Shirley Graham Du Bois
    Carl Van Vechten - Shirley Graham Du Bois
  • Cicatrices de flagellation sur un esclave
    Cicatrices de flagellation sur un esclave
  • Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration
    Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration
  • Composer Florence Price (cropped)
    Composer Florence Price (cropped)
  • Don Lemon at the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
    Don Lemon at the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
  • Edmonia Lewis by Henry Rocher
    Edmonia Lewis by Henry Rocher
  • Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale College class of 1874
    Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale College class of 1874
  • Edward Mitchell Bannister by Gustine L. Hurd
    Edward Mitchell Bannister by Gustine L. Hurd
  • Frederick Douglass (circa 1879)
    Frederick Douglass (circa 1879)
  • George Washington Carver c1910 - Restoration
    George Washington Carver c1910 - Restoration
  • Gilbert Studios photograph of Harriet Jacobs
    Gilbert Studios photograph of Harriet Jacobs
  • Guion Bluford
    Guion Bluford
  • Henry Highland Garnet by James U. Stead
    Henry Highland Garnet by James U. Stead
  • Hester Jeffrey
    Hester Jeffrey
  • Ike & Tina Turner, Bestanddeelnr 924-2170 - Restoration
    Ike & Tina Turner, Bestanddeelnr 924-2170 - Restoration
  • Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus
    Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus
  • Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954
    Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954
  • Jeanette Scissum at Marshall Space Flight Center
    Jeanette Scissum at Marshall Space Flight Center
  • John Campbell Dancy, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C.
    John Campbell Dancy, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C.
  • Katherine Johnson 1983
    Katherine Johnson 1983
  • Katherine Johnson at NASA, in 1966
    Katherine Johnson at NASA, in 1966
  • Kobe Bryant 7144 adjusted
    Kobe Bryant 7144 adjusted
  • Malcolm X NYWTS 2a
    Malcolm X NYWTS 2a
  • Marian Anderson
    Marian Anderson
  • Mary Garrity - Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Google Art Project - restoration crop
    Mary Garrity - Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Google Art Project - restoration crop
  • Mary Jackson 1979 Portrait (LRC-1979-B701 P-07085)
    Mary Jackson 1979 Portrait (LRC-1979-B701 P-07085)
  • Mary Jackson working 2 - Restoration
    Mary Jackson working 2 - Restoration
  • Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait
    Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait
  • Minstrel PosterBillyVanWare edit
    Minstrel PosterBillyVanWare edit
  • Mrs. Constance B. Motley, first woman Senator, 21st Senatorial District, N.Y., raising hand in V sign
    Mrs. Constance B. Motley, first woman Senator, 21st Senatorial District, N.Y., raising hand in V sign
  • Muhammad Ali NYWTS
    Muhammad Ali NYWTS
  • Nathan Francis Mossell (1856-1946), M.D. 1882, portrait photograph by H.D. Carns & Co; Image ID 27593990
    Nathan Francis Mossell (1856-1946), M.D. 1882, portrait photograph by H.D. Carns & Co; Image ID 27593990
  • Portrait of Pearl Bailey as Butterfly in St. Louis Woman
    Portrait of Pearl Bailey as Butterfly in St. Louis Woman
  • Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)
    Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529, restoration)
  • Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested on February 22, 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott
    Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested on February 22, 1956, during the Montgomery bus boycott
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  • Sgt Major Christian Fleetwood - American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient - Restoration
    Sgt Major Christian Fleetwood - American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient - Restoration
  • Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored)
    Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored)
  • Thomas Mundy Peterson by William R. Tobias
    Thomas Mundy Peterson by William R. Tobias
  • Tuskegee airman2
    Tuskegee airman2
  • USA declaration independence
    USA declaration independence
  • United States Declaration of Independence
    United States Declaration of Independence
  • United States President Barack Obama bends down to allow the son of a White House staff member to touch his head
    United States President Barack Obama bends down to allow the son of a White House staff member to touch his head
  • Valerie L. Thomas standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes
    Valerie L. Thomas standing with a stack of early Landsat Computer Compatible Tapes
  • Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project
    Vernon E. Jordan working on a voter education project
  • W.E.B. Du Bois by James E. Purdy, 1907
    W.E.B. Du Bois by James E. Purdy, 1907
  • Walter Francis White by Clara Sipprell
    Walter Francis White by Clara Sipprell
  • William Harvey Carney by James E Reed - Restoration
    William Harvey Carney by James E Reed - Restoration


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  1. futurebird 05:09, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. deeceevoice 19:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Kynn 03:30, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Sluzzelin 06:50, 11 February 2007 (UTC) (focus on music, but interested in every aspect)[reply]
  5. Muntuwandi 00:15, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Optimale Gu 17:17, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Abeg92contribs 20:54, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Rob C (Alarob) 22:15, 8 May 2007 (UTC), esp. interested in history.[reply]
  9. Malik Shabazz 22:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Littledrummrboy 16:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Cosprings 21:23, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  12. SqueakBox 23:26, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  13. WDavis1911 02:23, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  14. DeeOlive 00:24, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Parkwells 16:19, 8 November 2007 (UTC) interests: Reconstruction,19th c. migrations and US social history[reply]
  16. Skywriter interests: Journalism, Reconstruction History, civil rights, human rights
  17. George100 11:22, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Blackjays1 (talk) 19:19, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Mizu onna sango15 (talk) 07:09, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Lquilter - scientists, activists
  21. Lizzard - writers, history, civil rights
  22. RemoTheDog 14:10, 1 May 2007 (UTC) - African Diaspora, specifically Black Thought in Latin America[reply]
  23. LizConno
  24. WikiGuy86 03:49, 23 October 2008 (UTC) — Film main area of expertise, though interested in other aspects.[reply]
  25. Wikid77 (talk) 08:36, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Moni3 (talk) 12:14, 3 April 2009 (UTC) North American civil rights[reply]
  27. Bab-a-lot (talk) 21:54, 12 October 2009 (UTC) Colonial Era and the African diaspora[reply]
  28. LTC David J. Cormier (talk) 15:27, 5 July 2010 (UTC) early North American efforts to return, culture[reply]
  29. JN466 19:26, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  30. SarahStierch (talk) 01:06, 14 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  31. DracoE 00:11, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  32. Chiwara (talk) Interests: African diaspora religions and the history of slavery.19:55, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  33. groupuscule (talk) 18:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC) with especial focus on Baltimore and other US cities (see Talk)[reply]
  34. User:Eartha78 (talk) 2 October 2012 with a focus on history and culture of people of African descent in the UK
  35. [[D-free]] (talk) 06:27, 31 October 2012 (UTC) with a focus on African American history.[reply]
  36. Ackees (talk) 13:05, 6 November 2012 (UTC) I am a global positioning system (figuratively speaking)...[reply]
  37. Gobōnobō + c 03:31, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  38. Gandydancer (talk) 09:26, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Romar731 (talk) 05:19, 25 November 2013 (UTC) with interests in Baltimore, Black conscious movement in the US, history of Africa and HBCUs[reply]
  40. Bali88 (talk) 18:17, 25 February 2014 (UTC) Interests: modern African American culture. I created the African-American names article and would love help growing it if anyone is interested.[reply]
  41. Azeb 30 April 2014. Interested in East African diaspora identity/ethnicity politics. African-American political thought and feminism.
  42. Selam 30 April 2014. Interest: Understanding the influence of history in the current family structures in minority communities.
  43. Caballero/Historiador (talk) 02:05, 17 May 2014 (UTC) Interest: History[reply]
  44. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 21:05, 4 February 2015 (UTC) Most interested in writing about women, but also interest in local history of my state or places where I travel.[reply]
  45. User:Breena Clarke interested primarily, but not solely, in the history and culture of people of the African diaspora especially women
  46. Smmurphy(Talk) 00:24, 16 February 2016 (UTC). Interested in US history, Reconstruction to WWII[reply]
  47. LGCY NEL (talk) 06:00, 9 August 2016 (UTC)Nelson Davy. I'm very new to this. I'm interested in Business, ancient history,[reply]
  48. Proscribe
  49. Hmlarson
  50. Innisfree987 (talk) 04:01, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  51. Isaaccurtis (talk) 16:02, 21 September 2016 (UTC) Interested in history of slavery and anti-slavery, Afro-Indigenous relations, maroons, internationalism, Americas 1492-1804 & 20th-21st century[reply]
  52. DStrassmann (talk) 20:52, 24 September 2016 (UTC) Interested in improving the quality of coverage relating to African Americans in the US and the African diaspora more generally.[reply]
  53. JaneNova (talk) 12:43, 27 January 2017 (UTC) Interested in diversifying Wikipedia's content to include more high quality coverage of the history and culture of persons representing the black diaspora, especially the notable accomplishments of black women.[reply]
  54. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 06:23, 7 February 2017 (UTC) Interested in music and sports, but will also help out with other subjects.[reply]
  55. Yaa Harpo (talk · contribs)
  56. Astronyte (talk) 04:08, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  57. Smkyle1 (talk) 17:45, 03 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  58. haxwell (talk) 20:49, 29 July 2017 (MST)
  59. Fluous (talk · contribs)
  60. Ammarpad (talk · contribs)
  61. Chenoeh (talk) 12:29, 20 December 2017 (EST) Interested in colonial North America and United States history, slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic World

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